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FORMER 'LANDMARKS 

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COLLATED, ARRANCED AND ANNOTATED 

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PRINTED MOSTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL ZINC PLATES 






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OUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN. 

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0 UAINT, historic, old Germantown, the earliest organized German community in Penn¬ 
sylvania, if not in the western world. A settlement made under a grant by William 
Penn, founded more than two and a quarter centuries ago, and renowned for almost 
all these years for its quaint buildings scattered along its single main street, its curious 
characters, singular customs of its early inhabitants, superstitions and folk-lore. Many of these 
traditions and habits are still kept alive in some of the old families of the original German stock, 
who are now in the seventh and eighth generation from the early immigrant. 

This quaint townstead, when laid out by Pastorius for the Frankfort Company, was far 
away from Penn’s projected sylvan city on the Delaware, and for many years was a community 
in itself. But now, after the lapse of two centuries, it is one of the most fashionable sections 
of the great consolidated city of Philadelphia, and is officially known as the Twenty-second 
Ward. 

The peculiar straggling homes of the early settlers on the single street, have given place 
to modern stores and houses, a network of streets has been opened through adjoining gardens and 







































































































fields, and the whole plot of the old German township is now covered by an almost solidly 
built-up city—of homes, business houses and industrial establishments. 

Many of the humble, unpretentious structures, portrayed in this work, have given place 
to the pretentious mansions and palatial residences of some of Philadelphia’s wealthy citizens. 

From the very beginning of the Germantown settlement, there have been curious characters 
who flourished within the townstead, or in the immediate vicinity. As early as 1694 we have 
the arrival of the mystical community of German Pietists, under the leadership of the gentle 
Magister Johannes Kelpius and his follower Johannes Seelig, and later Dr. Christopher Witt and 
his Famulus, Daniel Geissler, both buried upon “ Spook Hill.” Now, after two centuries, their 
graves are enclosed within the chancel of St. Michael’s P. E. Church on High Street, which is 
built on the old Warner graveyard. A proper memorial tablet has within late years been placed 
upon the walls of the sacred edifice. The incentive for this act was the published history of these 
“ German Pietists ” by the present writer. 

Then there was Conrad Matthaii, mystic and recluse, the last of these “ Hermits on the 
Wissahickon,” who died at the end of August, 1748. He was said to have been of noble birth, 
but his identity has never been solved. 

Later in the century we have Christian Lehman, a scholar of Dr. Witt, who cast nativities 
and horoscopes. 

Mention must also be made of the founders of the Dunker Church in America—Alexander 
Mack and his followers—who founded the First-Day (Sunday) Brethren, and Conrad Beissel 
and his converts, who started the Seventh-Day congregation of the Brethren. 




























































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The names of the Eckerlin brothers, the Gorgas family and others of the Ephrata Community, 
are also identified more or less with Germantown: the former especially so by their close connec¬ 
tion with Christopher Sauer the elder, the erratic printer of Germantown. 

Count Zinzendorf, Bechtel and the early Moravians who, during the middle of the XVIIIth 
century, were active factors in the German Township, must not be forgotten. 

Benjamin Lay, the Pythagorean hermit, whose cave was on the York Road, was also in 
close communion with the Quakers of Germantown. During the Revolutionary period the name 
of Christopher Ludwick, as Baker-general of the Continental Army, stands out in bold relief. 

Coming down to our own day, there came to Germantown, about sixty years ago, a young 
Swede, John Richards, as he was known, who worked as a gardener and day laborer. At the 
outbreak of the Civil War, John Richards enlisted, May, 1861, in Company K, 59th Regiment, 
New York Volunteers. Private Richards was wounded, August, 1862, at the battle of Bull Run, 
also at Antietam, September, 1862. He died August 26, 1889. It was while Private Richards 
was convalescent at the Chestnut Hill Hospital that he began sketching some of the old landmarks 
and buildings of Germantown. From these crude sketches he later made drawings on zinc 
plates, from which an impression could be taken by the lithographic process. Richard’s drawings 
were more or less harsh and lacking in detail, especially where he attempted to introduce figures 
or animals often somewhat out of perspective. At the same time, considering the fact that he never 
had any instruction in art, these sketches have a merit and individuality of their own. Their chief 
value, however, consists in the fact that they have preserved to us and generations to come the 
views and landmarks of historic and quaint Germantown of days gone by. 


























John Richards, after his discharge from the army, remained in Germantown, and was given 
the position of sexton of Calvary P. E. Church on Manheim Street; and during his spare time made 
many of the sketches aforesaid. Some of these views were printed many years ago by a local 
lithographer, and sold to residents and visitors. No attempt, however, was made to uniformity, 
or a proper description and location of the subjects. Some fifteen years ago, a number of these 
original zinc plates, together with impressions of some views previously issued, came into the 
possession of the present writer who, realizing their great historic value, for the present as well 
as future generations, has issued this edition. Thirty-three of these views are printed from the 
identical zinc plates made by John Richards; eight are reproductions of original sketches now first 
published ; while the remainder are from transfers made of prints from the original plates. 

The various views have been arranged and grouped according to their location: each side 
of the Main street has been taken separately, with a short legend, giving the present system of 
street numeration, so that the sites of these historic landmarks may be easily identified. This 
important feature was made possible by the researches and aid given to the writer by Messrs 
Edwin C. Jellett and Dr. Naaman H. Keyser of Germantown. 


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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE I. 

The Dedier House, 

FORMERLY AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND FISHER’S LANE. 
SITE OF No. 4839. BUILT 1733. 

























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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE II. 

Germantown Avenue below Mechlin Street, 

SHOWING THE MECHLIN-SORBER (ON SITE OF No. 4935), MCGUIRE (No. 4931), DEDIER (No. 
4923-29) AND SHF.RMER HOUSE (No. 4921). 

















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PLATE III. 


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PLATE IV. 


The Muller and Dannenhower Houses. 

THE MULLER HOUSE, (SITE OF No. 4939). 

DANNENHOWER HOUSE (SITE OF No. 4937). BUILT A. D. 1745. 


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PLATE VI. 

Site of Thones Kunder’s House, 

GERMANTOWN AVENUE OPPOSITE MANHEIM STREET. THONES KUNDER’S HOUSE OCCUPIED 
THE SITE OF THE BARBER SHOP (No. 5109). ONLY A PART OF THE OLD WALL REMAINS. 
THE FIRST FRIEND’S MEETING IN GERMANTOWN WAS HELD IN KUNDER’S HOUSE IN 1683. 

































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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE VII. 

Christopher Sauer’s House, 

GERMANTOWN AVENUE OPPOSITE QUEEN LANE, SHOWING THE HOME OF CHRISTOPHER 
SAUER (1st), CHRISTOPHER SAUER (2nd). SITE OF No. 5253-55. ALSO CABINET AND CLOCK 
SHOP AND PRINTING OFFICE. 

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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE VIII. 

The Wister Homestead (Grumblethorpe). 

(No. 5261), OPPOSITE QUEEN LANE, BUILT BY JOHANNES WUSTER IN 1744. STILL STANDING. 



























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PLATE IX. 

The Shoemaker House, 

ON GERMANTOWN AVENUE CORNER OF SHOEMAKER’S LANE (PENN STREET) BUILT EARLY 
IN THE XVIII CENTURY. DEMOLISHED 1838-1840. SITE OCCUPIED BY Nos. 5301-5313. 
“COTTAGE ROW.” 


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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE X. 

The De la Plaine House, 

AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND SCHOOL LANE. BUILT EARLY 
IN THE XVIII CENTURY. DEMOLISHED 1885. SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY THE MUTUAL FIRE 
INSURANCE COMPANY OF GERMANTOWN. GEORGE WHITEFIELD PREACHED FROM THE 
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PLATE XI. 

The Old Log Prison of Germantown, 

FROM SKETCH SAID TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN 1702. THIS ORIGINALLY STOOD IN MARKET 
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PLATE XII. 

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The Old Toll Booth, 

ON THE GERMANTOWN TURNPIKE, WHICH IN 1874 STOOD OPPOSITE RITTENHOUSE STREET 
—KNOWN AS “ENOS SPRINGER’S” TOLL GATE. HE WAS THE LAST KEEPER, AND IS SHOWN 
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PLATE XIII. 

The Morris-Littell House, 

AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND HIGH STREET. 
THE SITE OF THE HOME OF DR. CHRISTOPHER WITT AND DANIEL GEISSLER. 


SIDE. 


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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XIV. 


The Pastorius House, 

BUILT BY DANIEL PASTORIUS IN 1748. (NOW No. 6019), FORMERLY USED AS A PUBLIC 
HOUSE AND KNOWN SUCCESSIVELY AS “THE SADLER’S ARMS,” “THE GREEN TREE INN” 
AND “THE WIDOW MACKINET’S.” 





























































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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XV. 

Dr. Deaver’s House and First Post-Office, 

GERMANTOWN AVENUE BELOW WALNUT LANE. DR. DEAVER’S (No. 6033) HOUSE AND AN OLD 
BUILDING ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN USED BY DR. WITT AND THE FIRST GERMANTOWN 
POST-OFFICE (No. 6027). 




























































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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XVI. 


The Mennonite Church and Samuel Keyser’s, 

BUILT A. D. 1770 (No. 6121-31), AND THE SAMUEL KEYSER HOUSE WITH ITS OLD PUMP (SITE 
OF No. 6133-35). DEMOLISHED ABOUT 1871. 



































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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XVII. 


The Concord School-House, 

(No. 6309) BUILT A. D. 1775. THE GRAVEYARD ADJOINING IT IS KNOWN AS THE “UPPER 
OR AXE’S” BURYING GROUND. THE BURIAL PLACE OF MANY OF THE OLDEST SETTLERS 
OF GERMANTOWN. 


















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XVIII. 

The Historic “Chew” Mansion—“Cliveden.” 


IT WAS AROUND THIS HOUSE THAT THE BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN SURGED OCTOBER 4, 1777. 



















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 

PLATE XIX. 

The Dunker Meeting House, 

GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND SHARPNACK STREET, (No. 6617). BUILT A. D. 1770. 

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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XX. 

The Old Dunker Parsonage, 

GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND SHARPNACK STREET, ADJOINING THE CHURCH (SITE OF 
No. 6613). IT WAS BUILT OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO. DEMOLISHED IN 1907. 





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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XXL 


The Old Weaver House, 

(SITE OF No. 6611). BUILT ABOUT 1731, FOR THE USE OF ALEXANDER MACK, THE FOUNDER 
OF THE GERMAN BRETHREN OR DUNKERS. AFTER HIS DEATH IT CAME INTO POSSESSION 
OF HIS SON, JOHANNES MACK, A STOCKING WEAVER—HENCE THE NAME. 





















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—EAST SIDE. 


PLATE XXII. 

The Old Log Cabin, 

NORTHEAST CORNER OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND MERMAID LANE. THE ORIGINAL 
HOME OF THE HEYDRICK FAMILY. DEMOLISHED 1909. 











































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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXIII. 

The Roberts Mansion “ Willow Glen,” 

FORMERLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD STATION 
AT WAYNE JUNCTION. NOT KNOWN WHEN BUILT. DEMOLISHED 1902. REAR OF No. 4450. 

























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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXIV. 

The Old Naglee House 

WEST SIDE OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE (Nos. 4518-4520). ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS 
IN GERMANTOWN. BUILT LATE IN THE XVII OR EARLY IN THE XVIII CENTURY. 



















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 



PLATE XXV. 

The 

Mechlin-Wagner House 

(No. 4840), BUILT A. D. 1747. 
OCTOBER 4, 1777. 

USED AS A HOSPITAL BY THE BRITISH AFTER THE BATTLE, 
















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXVI. 

Rear of the Mechlin-Wagner Property 

SHOWING THE BARN DOORS USED BY THE BRITISH FOR OPERATING TABLES AFTER THE 
BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN. 
























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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXVII. 

Old Houses at the Corner of Manheim Street 


IN 1866. SITE OF No. 5100. 




























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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE 


PLATE XXVIII. 

Historic Roebuck Inn, 

(No. 5122) BUILT BY JOSEPH SHIPPEN ABOUT 1716. FIRST KNOWN AS THE SHIPPEN HOUSE, 
LATER AS THE “ROEBUCK” AND BECAME A NOTED COLONIAL INN. IN LATER YEARS IT 
CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE HEFT FAMILY, WHO FOR YEARS KEPT IT AS THE 
“BUTTONWOOD” TAVERN. LOCALLY IT WAS KNOWN AS “HEFT’S.” 



















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PLATE XXIX. 

Main Street opposite Bringhurst 

SHOWING THE D. H. CONYNGHAM HOUSE (No. 5214) BUILT ABOUT 1780. LATER OCCUPIED 
FOR MANY YEARS BY ISAIAH HACKER, ALSO THE HOWELL HOUSE (No. 5218). 

































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PLATE XXX. 

The Old (Van Lauchet) Weygandt House 

(SITE OF Nos. 5230-5232) AND “ KALCKGLASER HOUSE ” (SITE OF Nos. 5234-5236). 

















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXXI. 

Germantown Avenue, above Penn Street 


SHOWING JOHN MUSHLER’S BAKERY (No. 5338). 


















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PLATE XXXII. 

Christopher Bockius’ House 

CORNER OF MAIN AND COULTER STREETS (No. 5400). 

















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXXIII. 

The Morris-Deshler House 

GERMANTOWN AVENUE OPPOSITE CHURCH LANE (No. 5442). BUILT A. D. 1772. OCCUPIED 
UPON TWO OCCASIONS BY GENERAL WASHINGTON WHILE PRESIDENT. 






















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PLATE XXXIV. 

Market Square or “The Green,” 

ON THE EAST SIDE SHOWING THE WEST SIDE OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE, WITH THE HOUSES 
OF THE ASHMEADS AND BENZELLS, GOVERNOR MIFFLIN LIVED IN THE THREE STORY HOUSE. 
THE HIP ROOF HOUSE IS THE “ KING OF PRUSSIA ” INN WHERE JEFFERSON AND MADISON 
LODGED. THE MARKET HOUSE WAS BUILT 1741. THE FIRE ENGINE SHELTER IN 1819. 





























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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXXV. 

The Home of Christian Lehman 


(No. 5524) THE STUDENT OF DR. CHRISTOPHER WITT. 
















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PLATE XXXVI. 

The Home of Wyndham H. Stokes 

FORMERLY ON GERMANTOWN AVENUE ABOVE MAPLEWOOD. (ON SITE OF Nos. 5600-12). 



















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PLATE XXXVII. 

66 Rose Cottage” 


HOME OF SAMUEL HARVEY (No. 5930) REPLACED BY THE TOWN HALL. 




















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST SIDE. 


PLATE XXXVIII. 

“Wyck,” or the Haines House, 

(No. 6026) AT THE CORNER OF WALNUT LANE. THE WEST END, THE OLDEST HOUSE IN 
GERMANTOWN WAS BUILT BY HANS MILAN ABOUT 1690. IT WAS USED AS A HOSPITAL 
IN 1777. THIS PROPERTY HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE FAMILY. 





















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—MAIN STREET—WEST 


PLATE XXXIX. 

The Johnson Homestead 


GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND WASHINGTON LANE. BUILT A. D. 1760. 





















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PLATE XL. 

The Old Johnson House 

FORMERLY AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND JOHNSON STREET. 
BUILT BY HEIVERT PAPEN IN 1698. DEMOLISHED IN 1883. 





















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—FAIR HILL. 


PLATE XLI. 

“Fair Hill” 

THE HOME OF THE NORRIS FAMILY. BUILT BY ISAAC NORRIS (3RD) ABOUT 1800, REPLACING 
THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BUILT 1717, AND BURNED BY THE BRITISH AFTER THE BATTLE 
OF GERMANTOWN IN 1777. WHEREIN JOHN DICKINSON WROTE HIS CELEBRATED 
“FARMER’S LETTERS.” 


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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN—FAIR HILL. 


PLATE XLII. 

“Fair Hill,” Friends’ Meeting 

BUILT A. D. 1706-07. REMOVED ABOUT THE YEAR 1883. LUCRETIA MOTT IS BURIED IN THE 
ADJOINING GROUND. 









































































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PLATE XLIII. 

The Foxchase Tavern 

NEAR FAIR HILL, AT THREE MILE RUN. SITE OF SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GERMANTOWN 
ROAD AND GLENWOOD AVENUE. REMOVED ABOUT 1868. 

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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE XLIV. 

“Castle of Rosenheim” 

FORMERLY AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WAKEFIELD STREET AND FISHER’S LANE. 
BUILT BY JOHANNES WUSTER A. D. 1743. 






























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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE XLV. 

Wakefield or Fisher’s Mills 

BUILT ABOUT 1755 BY WILLIAM LOGAN FISHER. THE OLD REVOLUTIONARY POWDER MILL 
IS ALSO SHOWN. 



















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE XLVI. 

Harper’s Hollow 


SITE OF THE WEBER AND THORP MILLS ON THORP'S LANE, NEAR OLD YORK ROAD. 

















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE XLVII. 

John Brigg’s House 


SOUTH SIDE OF QUEEN LANE, IMMEDIATELY WEST OF WAYNE AVENUE. 






















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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE XLVIII. 

The Old Tillman House 


ON QUEEN LANE JUST WEST OF THE BRIGG’S HOUSE. 
















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PLATE XLIX. 

The Coulter Farm House 

AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF WISSAHICKON AVENUE AND INDIAN QUEEN LANE. 
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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE L. 

The Rock House 

ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST PENN STREET, JUST EAST OF THE READING R. R. BRIDGE. 
BUILT ABOUT 1690. THE HOUSE IN WHICH IT IS SAID THAT WILLIAM PENN PREACHED. 





























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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE LI. 

Roberts Mill 

ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHURCH LANE, EAST OF STENTON AVENUE, BUILT 1683. REMOVED 
ABOUT 1873. THE SECOND MILL IN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY BUILT (THE YEAR WHEN 
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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY 


PLATE LI I. 

The Germantown Academy 

ON SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GREENE STREET AND SCHOOL HOUSE LANE. BUILT A. D. 176061. 
FAR FAMED FOR MANY OF ITS TEACHERS AND PUPILS. 



































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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE LIII. 

James Matthew’s House 

WHERE DAVID JAMES DOVE KEPT SCHOOL. PURCHASED BY THE GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 
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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE LIV. 

Birthplace of David Rittenhouse 

SHOWING THE SITE OF THE RITTENHOUSE PAPER MILL (BUILT 1708) ON LINCOLN DRIVE, 
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PLATE LV. 

The “Unruh” Homestead 


SOUTH OF GORGAS LANE, WEST OF READING RAILROAD. BUILT A. D. 1701. 


















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PLATE LVI. 

The Old Spring House 

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QUAINT OLD GERMANTOWN AND VICINITY. 


PLATE LVII. 

The “Monastery” on the Wissahickon 

BUILT 1746-47 BY JOSEPH GORGAS. (VIDE SACHSE’S GERMAN SECTARIANS VOL. 1. P. 274, 
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PLATE LVIII. 

Glen Fern, or Livezey Mansion 

ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK AT THE FOOT OF LIVEZEY'S LANE. BUILT ABOUT 1745. 
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PLATE LIX. 

The Red Lion Tavern 

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PLATE LX. 


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